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Sleeping sickness is caused by a protistan which is a/an

a
Euglenoid
b
Amoeboid protozoan
c
Flagellated protozoan
d
Ciliated protozoan

detailed solution

Correct option is C

Sleeping sickness is caused in man by a flagellate protozoan known as Trypanosoma. Amoebiasis may be caused by some amoeboid protozoans and malaria is caused by sporozoan protozoan Plasmodium. Ciliates are usually not parasites.

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